BPJPH to Implement Indonesian Halal Logo on Brazilian Imported Meat
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Halal Product Assurance Organising Body (BPJPH) will implement the placement of the Indonesian halal logo on meat imports from Brazil entering the domestic market starting in October 2026.
“When we examine meat imports from Brazil that have been halal certified, one finding is that the BPJPH halal logo from the Republic of Indonesia is not yet present on the Brazilian halal logo,” said BPJPH Head Haikal Hasan in Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, on Tuesday.
Babe Haikal, as he is affectionately known, stated that meat import products, including Meat Bone Meal or animal feed from Brazil, have so far held halal certification from Brazil’s halal certification body, Fambras.
According to him, BPJPH and the Brazilian halal body had previously signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) or mutual recognition of halal certification.
He said that BPJPH had also conducted a visit to Brazil to ensure that the halal certification process adheres to the standards applicable in Indonesia.
“Fambras has visited us, and our staff have also visited Brazil, and we in Jakarta have signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement with Brazil,” he said.
Nevertheless, Babe Haikal stated that the Indonesian BPJPH halal logo is currently not included on halal meat from Brazil entering Indonesia.
According to him, the inclusion of the Indonesian halal logo is necessary to strengthen information certainty for consumers regarding imported halal products circulating in the domestic market.
“(The inclusion of the RI halal logo) will be implemented as soon as possible in October 2026,” he revealed.
In addition to Brazil, BPJPH is also strengthening halal cooperation with several countries through recognition of halal certification and the establishment of Overseas Halal Bodies (LHLN), including with Bangladesh and Yemen.
Babe Haikal explained that strengthening halal certification oversight is part of the implementation of Law No. 33 of 2014 on Halal Product Assurance.
He stated that products entering, traded, and distributed in Indonesian territory must have halal certificates, while non-halal products must bear a non-halal label.
“Products (halal) entering Indonesia, distributed, traded, and circulated in Indonesian territory must be halal certified,” he said.
BPJPH collaborates with the Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin) to inspect imported products in the country of origin and at entry points to ensure halal standards are met before products circulate in Indonesia.
Barantin Head Abdul Kadir Karding said that joint oversight is necessary so that inspections of imported products are more effective than after goods have circulated in the market.
“Finding out whether something is halal or not in supermarkets or markets is hard work. Therefore, cooperation with Quarantine is needed,” said Karding.
On Tuesday, Barantin and BPJPH signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen oversight of imported products through data exchange, joint oversight, and coordination of law enforcement at entry points.
The mandatory halal certification policy will be expanded in October 2026 in accordance with the mandate of Law No. 33 of 2014 on Halal Product Assurance and Government Regulation No. 42 of 2024.
Domestically, BPJPH stated that it has accelerated the issuance of up to 10,000 halal certificates per day for business actors, particularly micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), to catch up with the policy implementation. Of around 66 million MSMEs in Indonesia, only about 3 million currently hold halal certificates.